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Reps Bill To Create Ibadan State Passes Second Reading
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill seeking to create a new state in the south-west geopolitical zone for second reading in the House of Representatives. The proposed legislation, which is sponsored by Abass Adigun, lawmaker representing the Ibadan Northeast/Ibadan Southeast federal constituency, scaled second reading during plenary on Thursday. The bill is proposing to alter the 1999 constitution...
Reps Investigates $18bn Spent On Refineries Rehabilitation
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, resolved to investigate the continued non-functionality of Nigeria’s three state-owned refineries – Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna – despite over $18 billion reportedly spent on their rehabilitation over the past two decades. This followed the adoption of a motion on the “Non-functionality of State-owned Refineries” moved by Sesi Oluwaseun Whingan during plenary in Abuja. Whingan...
Orji Kalu Accuses Obasanjo Of Seeking Third Term In Office
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of lying about never seeking a third term in office, insisting that the former president personally informed him of his ambition to extend his stay in power. Obasanjo had, during the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s Democracy Dialogue held in Accra in September, dismissed claims that he sought a...
APC Disqualifies Kayode Ojo From Ekiti Guber
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has disqualified prominent governorship aspirant, Engr. Kayode Ojo, from its forthcoming primary election in Ekiti State, in a move party insiders say reshapes the contest in favour of the incumbent governor, Abiodun Oyebanji. The decision, taken at Thursday’s meeting of the APC National Working Committee, NWC, followed the report of the screening panel set...
Civil Society Groups Commends Tinubu For Nominating Amupitan Aa INEC Chair
The Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG), a coalition of more than 200 civil society organisations, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for nominating Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The coalition described the nomination as a timely and credible step toward strengthening Nigeria’s electoral system ahead of the...
FG To Stop Revenue Collection Deductions, Pledges Fiscal Tansparency
The Federal Government has announced plans to permanently halt deductions for the cost of revenue collection paid to agencies such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Nigerian Customs Service, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, among others. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking at...
Abia Airport: Displaced Landowners Accuses Abia Govt Of Fraudulent Acquisition Of Land
The construction of the proposed Abia International Airport has ignited outrage among landowners in the Nsulu communities of Umuezenta, Umuelenwa, and Okpuala in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area, who accuse the state government of fraud and injustice in the acquisition of their ancestral lands. While the Abia State government promotes the airport as a symbol of economic progress, displaced...
FG Gives Institutions 30-days To Account For Unused TETFund Allocations
The Federal Government has given tertiary institutions 30 days to account for unspent Tertiary Education Trust Fund allocations, warning that idle money will be re-allocated and officials will face sanctions for non-compliance. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, gave the directive in Abuja on Thursday during a meeting with heads of institutions. Alausa noted that the ministry has faced a...
FG Partners CIPM To Professionalise HR In Civil Service
FG Partners CIPM To Professionalise HR In Civil Service The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, has launched a reform initiative aimed at professionalising Human Resource Management in the Federal Civil Service. In a statement on Tuesday, the initiative — unveiled at a sensitisation workshop held at the Office of the Head of the...
Katsina Govt Congratulates Amupitan On Appointment As INEC Chair
The Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Umar Radda, has on Thursday congratulated Professor Joash Amupitan on his confirmation by the National Council of State as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Radda’s message was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Mohammed, made available to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. The statement noted that Governor...
